“I predict (The Almond Tree) will become one of the biggest bestsellers of the decade…”
“ …an epic drama of the proportions of The Kite Runner, but set in Palestine. A story that grabs
you from the first page and makes your heart go out to the Palestinians without pointing fingers at anyone. This novel is not a political lecture, but a gripping and compassionate work of fiction”
“Peace will not result from any political negotiation table,
neither in Madrid, nor Oslo. The miracle is…

Huffington Post, Spanish TV and Radio Host Guillermo Fesser

“The Almond Tree is a dark, heartbreaking story of adversity, race and being able to rise above it all.
The Almond Tree, strangely enough reminds me of Life of Pi minus the animals and the raft. She is too fond of books blog.
This is a beautifully written story that will leave no reader untouched – a story that will devour you from the beginning.”

And The Story Unfolds Blog

“Michelle Cohen Corasanti has transported her readers into the life of a Palestinian Arab so effortlessly that anyone can relate to Ahmed Hamid.”

One and a Half Minute Blog

This debut work of Michelle Cohen Corasanti is definitely something which readers are going to cherish for decades. A lovely story of suppleness, faith and compassion which I am going to recommend to all my readers who are in search of a fascinating read.

Timid Fingers

“As a book, The Almond Tree has been praised enough. All over the web and the literary circles, it has been hailed as the most engrossing book of the year. My review is on the same lines, not because I have to go with the flow, but because I genuinely like it. This is one book that deserves praise it gets.
A woman writing via the eyes of a native man in a country she did not originally belong to is no easy feat. But Michelle writes a first person narrative via Ahmed Hamid so easily that some…

Reader’s Muse

Corasanti’s The Almond Tree will have purchase on our moral imaginations equal to that experienced through reading To Kill A Mockingbird or watching Schindler’s List.

Marsha Hansen (Sister in law of Keith Richards,Rolling Stones) speaks about The Almond Tree

“Corasanti has written a phenomenal tale, and she holds the reader’s
attention completely; making this book almost impossible to set down.”

Washington Report on the Middle East

“I found myself gasping for air, overwhelmed almost reduced to tears.”

Esotericphoenix.wordpress.com

“…Spellbinding… Brilliant… Mind-blowing… Remarkable…”

Ujval’s Lounge

The name itself sends a tickling sensation down the spine. After completing the whole book I can very easily say this is the best possible name for this piece of art. The role the tree has conveyed in this book makes the name perfect.

Timid Fingers

Like Picasso’s painting Guernica, Corasanti’s book has the power to command the world’s collective attention

Marsha Hansen (Sister in law of Keith Richards,Rolling Stones) speaks about The Almond Tree

“If you enjoyed The Kite Runner or In the Shadow of the Banyan,
you will want to read The Almond Tree”

Carol Fitzgerald, co-Founder/President of The Book Report Network

“As the pages are turned, Michelle’s brilliance as a writer is hard to miss.”

The Asian Age

I loved the way she described each and every character from Amal, Abbas, and Hani to Ahmed and Sara. This is the way a story should be narrated.

Timid Fingers

“…an epic drama of the proportions of The Kite Runner”

Huffington Post

Gifted with a mind that continues to impress the elders in his village, Ahmed Hamid struggles with knowing that he can do nothing to save his friends and family. Living on occupied land, his entire village operates in fear of losing their homes, jobs, and belongings. But more importantly, the people fear losing each other.

Timid Fingers

“A genuine page-turner”

Paper Tree Blog

“This is an important book.”

foa.org.uk

‘The Almond Tree’ has one of the most powerful opening chapters that I have ever come across in a book, and instantly draws you towards its vortex. Sentiments and emotions play their parts well, and the author does a great job in painting the images right before our eyes. The scenes seem real with the words drawing the colors in the horizon.
A book that is adorned with smiles and tears, living with hope, and with failure, ‘The Almond Tree’ makes you see life in an all new perspective, and…